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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "cheques " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "MR WALEED ABALKHAIL" <waleedab70@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 07:31:27 +0000
Subject: UPDATE NEEDED

Dear Corilla,

Thank you very much for the interest shown.

Like I told you in my earlier mail to you, Our functions includes exporting medical equipments into Canada,America,UK, and some parts of Europe as well as conecting people worldwide,and we are seeking representatives in America,Canada,UK,Australia,and parts of Europe,that will serve as our foreign payment receiving officers.

No expertise or financial obligation is required of you in this,and it is absolutely a legal
proposal, and we do not require your account information.

All we need from you is to submit the following informations correctly to us;

 

Name:
Age:
Sex:
Marital Status:
Phone Number:
Full contact address(no p.o box):
Full mailing address:
Occupation and position:

This is to ensure who we are enthrusting our funds into.

We also want to know if your personal bank account can clear funds in the tune of hundred of thousands,and how many working days it will take your bank to clear a cheque.

The rationale for this is not far-fetched.Most of our overseas customers prefer to pay us in cheques.

Here in the middle east, we have a very slow process in clearing foreign cheques and drafts, and this tends to pose hinderances in dealing with our overseas customers and associates.

When you are successfully accredited as our foreign payment receiving officer, our customers shall be directed to make payments to us through you.

You shall have the responsibility of clearing all cheques/drafts sent
in from your region,and your salary shall be 10% of any payment made through you to us, which you shall deduct from any payment made,before transfering our balance to an account that we shall provide you with.

I hope these terms are clear enough for your understanding?

Thanks and regards.

 

Mr Waleed Abalkhail

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